By Rainer Sabin / Reporter
rsabin@dallasnews.com | Bio
1:13 PM on Fri., Feb. 10, 2012 | Permalink
The Cowboys appear ready finalize the coaching staff as Joe Baker is expected to be hired as the club's assistant secondary coach.
Baker, 42, most recently supervised the linebackers under former Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris, who was fired after the team finished the 2011 season with a 4-12 record.
Baker will work alongside Jerome Henderson, who replaced Dave Campo last month and will oversee the defensive backfield. Since secondary coach Brett Maxie left to take a position with the Tennessee Titans in January, the Cowboys have been searching for a candidate to help Henderson. They turned to Baker, a former receiver who was Cowboys coach Jason Garrett's teammate at Princeton.
Baker, who has worked for the Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Jacksonville Jaguars in various capacities, supervised Tampa Bay's secondary in 2009 before he began presiding over the linebackers.
Joe Baker
Years; Position; Head Coach
1987-1990; Princeton University; player
1991; East Stroudsburg University; Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs; Dennis Douds
1992; Birmingham Fire, Player Personnel Coordinator (WFL); Chan Gailey
1993; Samford University, Running Backs/Wide Receivers Coach; Chan Gailey
1995-98; Jacksonville Jaguars, Assistant Special Teams Coach; Tom Coughlin
1999; University of Wisconsin, Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coach;Barry Alvarez
2000-01; New Orleans Saints, Asst. Def. Backfield/Asst. Special Teams; Jim Haslett
2002; New Orleans Saints, Secondary Assistant Coach; Jim Haslett
2003-04; New Orleans Saints, Secondary Coach; Jim Haslett
2005; Green Bay Packers, Secondary/Safeties Coach; Mike Sherman
2006; St. Louis Rams, Defensive Quality Control/Linebackers Coach; Scott Linehan
2007; Denver Broncos, Linebackers Coach; Mike Shanahan
2008; Denver Broncos, Offensive Assistant Coach; Mike Shanahan
2009; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Defensive Backs Coach; Raheem Morris
2010-11; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Linebackers Coach; Raheem Morris
rsabin@dallasnews.com | Bio
1:13 PM on Fri., Feb. 10, 2012 | Permalink
The Cowboys appear ready finalize the coaching staff as Joe Baker is expected to be hired as the club's assistant secondary coach.
Baker, 42, most recently supervised the linebackers under former Tampa Bay coach Raheem Morris, who was fired after the team finished the 2011 season with a 4-12 record.
Baker will work alongside Jerome Henderson, who replaced Dave Campo last month and will oversee the defensive backfield. Since secondary coach Brett Maxie left to take a position with the Tennessee Titans in January, the Cowboys have been searching for a candidate to help Henderson. They turned to Baker, a former receiver who was Cowboys coach Jason Garrett's teammate at Princeton.
Baker, who has worked for the Denver Broncos, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, and Jacksonville Jaguars in various capacities, supervised Tampa Bay's secondary in 2009 before he began presiding over the linebackers.
Joe Baker
Years; Position; Head Coach
1987-1990; Princeton University; player
1991; East Stroudsburg University; Graduate Assistant/Defensive Backs; Dennis Douds
1992; Birmingham Fire, Player Personnel Coordinator (WFL); Chan Gailey
1993; Samford University, Running Backs/Wide Receivers Coach; Chan Gailey
1995-98; Jacksonville Jaguars, Assistant Special Teams Coach; Tom Coughlin
1999; University of Wisconsin, Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coach;Barry Alvarez
2000-01; New Orleans Saints, Asst. Def. Backfield/Asst. Special Teams; Jim Haslett
2002; New Orleans Saints, Secondary Assistant Coach; Jim Haslett
2003-04; New Orleans Saints, Secondary Coach; Jim Haslett
2005; Green Bay Packers, Secondary/Safeties Coach; Mike Sherman
2006; St. Louis Rams, Defensive Quality Control/Linebackers Coach; Scott Linehan
2007; Denver Broncos, Linebackers Coach; Mike Shanahan
2008; Denver Broncos, Offensive Assistant Coach; Mike Shanahan
2009; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Defensive Backs Coach; Raheem Morris
2010-11; Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Linebackers Coach; Raheem Morris